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Johann Sebastian Bach's music isn't just a bunch of pretty sounds. The man had a direct connection with the Almighty, and it's obvious in every note he ever wrote (even the Coffee Cantata — and yes, he did write a cantata about coffee. It's BWV 211).

If I make it to the Pearly Gates, I won't be surprised to find out that the patterns and sequences of Bach's works formed a sort of audible Map of Heaven.

(Our son is named Johann, after Bach — a decision Mrs Chan and I made long before Baby Chan was conceived.)

If DNA really is more like a fugue than a simple sequence of notes, I won't be surprised. The Universe seems to be both recursive and harmonious. The term "music of the spheres" may turn out to be a more apt analogy than anyone knew.